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NICHOLAS r; CLARKE, OF CENTRAL FALLS, RHODE ISLAND, AISSIIGNOR ToHEMSELF AND OHARLES'E. GRIFFIN, -OF.SAME PnAon;

Letters Patent .ZlTo. 76,997, dated A ril '21, 1868.

IMPROVED 'sPo oL-srANn,

To ALL WHOM 'IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, NIoEoLAs P. CLARKE, of Central Falls, in the countyof Providence, and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new andimproved Spool-Stand; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the artto make and use the same, reference being had'to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

' This inventiourelates ten new and useful combination of a revolvingspool-stand, needle-case, and thread-.

cutter, as hereinafter fully shown and described, whereby needles maybethreaded. directly from the spools on the stand, and the thread-cut ofany desired length. In the accompanying sheet of drawings--. Figure 1 isa plan or top view of my invention.

jFigure2, a sidesectional view of the same, taken in the line etc.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents an upright, provided with a base or support, B, and havingfitted upon it a horizontal plate, 0, which is allowed to rotate freelyon the upright. This plate has a series of upright rods, D, attached toit 'at equal distances apart, near its periphery, on each of whichaspocl of thread, E, is fitted, and allowed to turn orrotate freely. Theplate 0 is formed with a projection, a, which extends radially outwardfrom each spool, and is bent upward at its outer part at right angles,as shown at b, and these upright parts I) are each provided with a tube,0, through which the threads of the spools pass, said tubes serving asguides for the threads.

F represents a horizontal plate,v which is fitted permanently o n theupright, A, just below the revolving plate 0, the plate E extending outbeyond the plate 0, and having an upright plate, F at its outer end.vThe upper edge of the'plate E is notched to allow the threads of thespools to catch into them, a series of :said'notches beingmade andformed by drilling smallholes cl, through plate F near its upper edge,and then slitting the upp'er edge of the plate, .as shown at e, so thatthe threads may pass into said holes. A series of these notches is made,so that athread, it" it should slip over or fail to catch into onenotch, may catch into another. To the.

inner side of the upright plate F is attached,- by a pivot, c, a knife,G, the upper edge of which is curved, and is the cutting-edge; -saidedgebeing of suflicient length to sweep, when raised, over the whole of thenotches in plate F sothat a thread in anyone of said notches will be cutOne end of the knife G has a plungerrod,'H, attached to it by a pivot,f, and this red works in a'gui-de, g, on the plate F and is providedwith a knob, h, at its upper end, and the end of the knife Gr, where'therod H is attached, has a sprin'g,-I, connected to it, which spring has atendency to-keep the knife depressed or the cutting-edge below thenotches in the upper edge of 'plate F as will be fully understood byreferring to fig. 2. p

Erou the above description it will be seen that by turning the plate C,any spool, E, may bebrought inline with the plate F, and 'theneedlethreaded direct from the spool, and when a sufiieient'length of threadis unwound from the spool, the thread is fitted in one of the notches inplate F, the plunger-rod H pressed down, and the knife G thereby raisedand the thread cut.. I

The. spools E have an elastic, I, fitted around them to producesufiifcient friction to prevent the too free or casual turning ef thespools on the rods D. The upper part of the upright, A, is tubular, toserve as a needlc- 'case or receptacle, as shown ate, and a cap, j, isfitted on the top of A, to serve as a cover.

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent-.. Thespool-stand, constructed asdescribed,1consisting of the revolvingspool-carrying plate 0,.provided with upturned radial arms a 6, havingtubes 0, the fixed right-angular plate F F pivoted knife Gr, andoperating spring-arm H, all arranged and operating as descr'ibedfor thepurpose specified.

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 8th day of,February, 1868.-

NICHOLAS P. CLARKE. Witnesses:

WM. F. McNAMARA,- Annx. F. ROBERTS.

